Towards end-user programming with wikis

  • Authors:
  • Craig Anslow;Dirk Riehle

  • Affiliations:
  • SAP Labs LLC, Palo Alto, CA, USA;SAP Labs LLC, Palo Alto, CA, USA

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 4th international workshop on End-user software engineering
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

When business software fails to provide the desired functionality, users typically turn to spreadsheets to perform simple but general computational tasks. However, spreadsheets enforce a view of the world that consists mostly of tables and numbers rather than the domain concepts users have in mind. We are using wikis as a platform for empowering end-users to perform computational tasks of their choice. This paper discusses how core properties of wikis can support end-user programming. We illustrate our approach using wiki prototype software for working with business objects as made available by SAP's business application suite.